Prevalence of hearing loss and associated factors in school-age individuals in an urban area of northeast Brazil

dc.contributor.authorBalen, Sheila Andreoli
dc.contributor.authorNunes, Aryelly Dayane Silva
dc.contributor.authorSouza, Dyego Leandro Bezerra
dc.contributor.authorBarbosa, Isabelle Ribeiro
dc.contributor.authorIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1353-4362pt_BR
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-03T20:46:11Z
dc.date.available2023-07-03T20:46:11Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.resumoIntroduction Hearing loss interferes in the development of language and verbal capacities, which causes learning difficulties and deleterious effects. Objective: To analyze the prevalence and associated factors for hearing loss in school-age individuals of the municipality of Natal, state of Rio Grande do Norte, Northeast Brazil. Methods: Cross-sectional study that evaluated 238 school-age individuals (6–17 years old) in municipal public schools. Meatoscopy was performed and school-age individuals answered the questions “Do you think that you hear well?” and “Do you have earaches?”. Auditory evaluation was performed with a Telessaúde audiometer. The responsible adults answered socioeconomic, speech and audiology aspects and risk factors for hearing loss questionnaire. Results: The prevalence of hearing loss was 16% (11.7–21.4%); 16% reported not to hear well, 18.9% reported earaches, and 26.1% presented altered meatoscopy. The prevalence of hearing loss was higher in school-age individuals who reported hearing difficulties, in children between the ages of 6 and 12, and with altered meatoscopy results (p < 0.05). Airway infection (PR = 3.37; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.48–7.68) was found as a risk factor associated with hearing loss, remaining significant in the multivariate model (PR = 6.79; 95%CI: 1.98–23.26; p = 0.002). Conclusions: Hearing loss in this sample is above the values reported in other studies performed in Brazil for this age group. This highlights the necessity of better structure of speech and audiology attention, so that auditory health promotion actions can be systematized for this population.pt_BR
dc.identifier.citationNUNES, Aryelly Dayane Silva; BALEN, Sheila Andreoli; SOUZA, Dyego Leandro Bezerra; BARBOSA, Isabelle Ribeiro. Prevalence of Hearing Loss and Associated Factors in School-Age Individuals in an Urban Area of Northeast Brazil. International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, [S.L.], v. 24, n. 03, p. 330-337, 13 dez. 2019. Georg Thieme Verlag KG. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-3400507. Disponível em: https://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/s-0039-3400507. Acesso em: 29 jun. 2023.pt_BR
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/ 10.1055/s-0039-3400507
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/52981
dc.languageenpt_BR
dc.publisherInternational Archives of Otorhinolaryngologypt_BR
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Brazil*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/br/*
dc.subjecthearing losspt_BR
dc.subjectchildpt_BR
dc.subjectepidemiological factorspt_BR
dc.subjectadolescentpt_BR
dc.subjectprevalencept_BR
dc.titlePrevalence of hearing loss and associated factors in school-age individuals in an urban area of northeast Brazilpt_BR
dc.typearticlept_BR

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